Manual

b.
To rcasscmblc the wc;~pon, follow the proccdurc listed
below:
(1) Invert the rifle and engage the pins at the front of
the trigger group with the notches behind the magazine box.
Swing the trigger group into position in the stock and seat it by a
blow of the hand on the loop of the trigger guard. Move the safety
to the fire position to insure that the catch is fully engaged.
(2) Slide the gas piston,
small end first, into the gas
cylinder tube; fit the large end of the tube over the gas cylinder
(fig 2 ). Swing the rear end of the gas cylinder tube into the rear
sight base and turn the gas cylinder lock downward.
(3) Place the bolt into the receiver, with the extractor
to the right front,
and position the rear of the bolt about
three-eights of an inch from the inner rear wall of the receiver. Lay
the bolt carrier on the bolt and while pressing down on the carrier,
move it slightly back and forth until it mates with the bolt. Slide
the bolt and bolt carrier fully forward in the receiver. Insert the
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driving spring assembly, stepped end first, into the bolt carrier.
(4) Insure that the receiver cover pin is pulled fully out
to the right, then slide the receiver cover into place from the rear.
Secure it with the receiver cover pin and rotate the pin down to
the locked position. Close the magazine, and replace the cleaning
rod and the combination tool case.
Functioning
a.
The SKS semiautomatic carbine is gas operated (fq
8 ). After the SKS has been loaded, pressure on the trigger
releases the hammer, which impacts against the firing pin, firing
the rifle. The propellant gases drive the bullet through the barrel,
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